text_original: The lookers on told the countryman to give him an inferior one and let him go, but this he obstinately refused to do. Thereupon the beadle of the place, finding the commotion too great, purchased a pear and handed it to the priest.
text_transcription: THE LUCAS ON TOLD THE COUNTRYMAN TO GIVE HIM AN INFERIOR ONE AND LET HIM GO BUT THIS HE OBSTINATELY REFUSED TO DO THEREUPON THE BEADLE OF THE PLACE FINDING THE COMMOTION TOO GREAT PURCHASED THE PEAR AND HANDED IT TO THE PRIEST
phonemes: ðə lˈʊkɚz ˌɔn tˈoʊld ðə kˈʌntɹɪmən tə ɡˈɪv hˌɪm ɐn ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ wˈʌn ænd lˈɛt hˌɪm ɡˈoʊ, bˌʌt ðɪs hiː ˈɑːbstᵻnətli ɹᵻfjˈuːzd tə dˈuː. ðɛɹˈʌpɑːn ðə bˈiːdəl ʌvðə plˈeɪs, fˈaɪndɪŋ ðə kəmˈoʊʃən tˈuː ɡɹˈeɪt, pˈɜːtʃɪst ɐ pˈɛɹ ænd hˈændᵻd ɪt tə ðə pɹˈiːst.